I've wondered about the audiences at the actual event. I was watching some on TV and there seemed to be people in the audience genuinely and earnestly cheering on fighters, or getting riled up if their favourite was getting beat up.
But the fighting is so obviously fake, as are the personas and the rivalries/grudges. I can understand watching it as a fun spectacle, I guess like monster trucks might be fun? But can you tell me if people actually believe it's real?
Tap didn't work, but I have metal door handles... But my keys aren't usually in my pocket when I'm drinking on the couch watching Germany defeat USA in the basketball
Or Macbeth.